The Portland daily press., 1887-11-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MY AUNT BRIDGET.


Tonight, Monroe & Rice will produce their
amusing musical farce "My Aunt Bridget"
at Portland Theatre. The New York Jour-
nal says: "a talented little company of la
dies and gentlemen began to make fun for
the patrons of the Grand last night, and will
continue the operation all the week. The
engagement Of George w. Monroe and John
G. Rice in "My Aunt Bridget" opened with
a packed house. The way the people howled
in their laughter guarantees the success of
the attraction. The comedy has been re-
vamped since last seen, and is all the better
for it Now, as then, Mr.. Monroe's whimsi-
cal creation Of Bridget McVeigh is the start
ling particular in which 1t is amusing.
Grimmer's orchestra will provide the fol-
lowing programme tonight and tomorrow;
Medley-The Rambler (by reduesD..... Moses
Waltzes -festher... ....Lahner
LorrA.
The sale Of seats for Lolita, in her new
play, pawn Ticket, No. 2l0," will CON-
mence at Portland Theatre. Thursday. II
makes no difference what the piece may be.
it is Lolita who draws and who fills the
house. She is the same irrepressible that
she always was, full OF fun and music, and
she will crowd the theatre Saturday night.
PARK GARDEN.
Joe Allen, with his wife, gives good
share Of the entertainment at the Park Gar
den this week. In addition to a sketch in
which Mr.. Allen does some fine dancing, the
couple appear In the concluding comedy, "a
Quiet Villa" Mr.. Allen appearing in several
characters. They do their work well, and
last night were the recipients of much APP
plause. Homer and Lingard remain another
week, and give an act entitled "The Main
Line" Of which Miss Llngard's lantern
a fine hoop dance Lewis and Martin, the
black face comedians, furnish lots of amuse-
ment In their witty remarks and popular
songs, and the Howes, with their miniature
stage and miniature figures, make pleasing
addition to the entertainment. Master Rog-
ers, the change artist, does some fine dane
ing. and last night was recalled several
times. More presents will be given away
this week.
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers will appear at
City Hall next Saturday evening, and tickets
can now be procured at Stockbridge's The
New York World says: 1.-THE Fisk Univer-
sity Jubilee Singers gave the first of their
series of concerts at Chickering Hall last
night. This band of singers alone preserve
to us the real folk songs of America, and
their singing of the wild, plaintive and char
acteristic melodies of the South has done
more than anything else to make the once
popular negro minstrelsy appear thin and
tame"
MADAME JANAUSCHEK.
This great actress, one of the few at pres
emit occupying the boards either in this coun-
try or abroad, will appear at Portland Thea
tire Dec. 18th. Whenever Nine. Janauschek
has appeared in Portland she has always
drawn most critical and Intelligent audi
ences. The Washington Intelligencer says
of her: For many years she has been in
our midst, the most powerful and impressive
exponent of legitimate tragedy since Char
lotte Cushman. The melancholy fire of
those mysterious eyes, the low and awe-c0m-
pelling tones of that deep and vibrant voice,
grandiose and imperious poise and gesture
will long remain in our memories as noble
and ideal embodiment of lofty, tragcal con-
ception. So, too, the beneficence of her
work will long survive her departure, for the
influence she has exercised upon our dramat-
ic art has been wholly good and elevating, at
a time when such influence was most needed"
NOTES.
Tickets to the "populars" and Stoddard
lectures will be sold to children and pupils
of all the schools at half-price.
The next lecture in the Stoddard course
will be given next Friday evening" Subject:
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